A man will face Raymond Terrace Local Court today after a police officer was knocked unconscious during an arrest near Port Stephens.
Around 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, a Toyota Soarer was involved in a brief police pursuit along Richardson Rd at Campvale.
Shortly afterwards, officers located the driver at Finnan Park where it's alleged an officer was struck in the head with a metal torch as they arrested him.
The 24-year-old man has been charged with six offences including wounding a police officer, driving with a cancelled licence and four counts of possessing a prohibited drug.
He was refused bail to appear in court yesterday but the case was rescheduled for today.
The incident marked the second attack on an emergency service worker in three days after a paramedic was assaulted while transporting a patient to the Mater Hospital on Monday.
